Effective immediately, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has stated it will not impose any noncompliance penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) on physicians using any non-public facing service or audio or video communication technology (e.g., Apple FaceTime, Skype, Facebook Messenger, etc.) for telehealth services. This discretion applies to telehealth services provided for any medical reason, regardless of whether it is for the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions related to COVID-19.
American College of Rheumatology
Visit the official website for the American College of Rheumatology.
Simple Tasks
Learn more about the ACR’s public awareness campaign and how you can get involved. Help increase visibility of rheumatic diseases and decrease the number of people left untreated.
Rheumatology Research Foundation
The Foundation is the largest private funding source for rheumatology research and training in the U.S.